grade school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grade school
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In grade school, we’d play a game of tag called “Fidel vs. the Cubans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s been speculated, notably by MSNOW’s Chris Hayes, that Trump was looking at the Mercator Projection map that we probably all remember from our grade school geography textbooks.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Salary was an afterthought for Buffett, whose own Berkshire stock portfolio had been accruing gains since Abel was in grade school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Wayne is not one of the Volpe actors who began thinking about performing at Truman in grade school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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